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“Steam is a monopoly with very few precedents,” says dev of game inexplicably flagged as adult-only by Valve: “As a developer, I’m completely at their whim”
A games developer has criticised Valve’s control over Steam after their game was reportedly classified as adult-only without a clear explanation. The developer argues that Steam’s dominant position leaves creators with little practical ability to challenge its decisions, raising wider concerns about platform power and moderation transparency. The game’s adult-only label could severely restrict its…
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Ok, can we actually cool data centers with our pee?
A tongue-in-cheek Liquid Death and Garage Beer marketing campaign fronted by former NFL star Jason Kelce jokingly urges people to donate urine to cool AI data centres, which consume vast quantities of water to stop servers overheating. While the campaign is a comedic stunt, water industry experts told TechCrunch that it inadvertently points to a…
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Riot to cease 2XKO development in December 2026
Riot Games has confirmed it will end active development of 2XKO, its League of Legends-based tag team fighting game, from December 2026, though servers will stay online and offline play will continue for now. The studio said too few players had stuck with the game long enough to make continued investment sustainable, despite a dedicated…
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Even after Elden Ring exploded, Hidetaka Miyazaki says FromSoftware doesn’t make games for anyone: “The motivation is that this is a game I want to see exist”
FromSoftware president Hidetaka Miyazaki has said the studio’s approach to game design remains unchanged despite the runaway commercial and critical success of Elden Ring, insisting the team still creates games driven by personal creative vision rather than by trying to please a particular audience. The comment reaffirms FromSoftware’s long-standing reputation for uncompromising, difficulty-focused design even…
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I’m a decade-plus FromSoftware sicko, and these are my 5 takeaways from the first Duskbloods gameplay
The supplied article text does not contain any actual content from PC Gamer’s piece on Duskbloods — it consists entirely of website navigation, membership sign-up prompts and newsletter subscription boilerplate. No details about the game, its gameplay reveal, or the author’s five takeaways were included in the text provided. As a result, a genuine summary…
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Gabbard shares emotional update on husband’s cancer months after White House exit
Tulsi Gabbard, the former director of National Intelligence, shared a new update Thursday on her husband’s battle with a rare form of bone cancer, months after she announced that her resignation from the Trump administration was prompted by his diagnosis. “Earlier this year, my husband Abraham was diagnosed with a very rare bone cancer,” Gabbard…
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Waymo has designed a robocar chip to stay ahead of Tesla
Waymo has developed its own custom AI chip for its self-driving vehicles, aiming to process camera data faster and more efficiently than off-the-shelf components allow. The move puts the Alphabet-owned robotaxi firm alongside rivals such as Tesla in designing bespoke silicon for autonomous driving, reflecting the industry’s push for lower latency and greater reliability as…
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Runlayer, Rippling drop lawsuits. But the brouhaha is still a cautionary tale for founders.
Runlayer and Rippling have both dropped the lawsuits they filed against each other, with no settlement, payment or legal fees exchanged. The dispute centred on Rippling’s newly launched MCP gateway, a product that directly rivals the one made by Runlayer, an early-stage AI security startup Rippling had tested closely for over a year without ever…
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Apple TV’s Bonkers Sci-Fi Series Officially Levels Up With Massive Season 2 Update
Apple TV’s sci-fi series Murderbot, based on the Hugo and Nebula award-winning novellas and starring Alexander Skarsgård, has significantly expanded its Season 2 cast with 25 new additions. The news comes after months of limited updates on the follow-up season, following the show’s full-episode release across the first half of 2025. It joins a growing…
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Meta’s app for creating generative AI minigames is now available in the US
Meta has launched Pocket, an app that lets users generate simple AI-driven minigames, called “gizmos,” from text prompts, in the US following a brief test run in Brazil. The release marks the latest step in Meta’s broader push into generative AI tools that blend creation with social sharing, as the app combines “vibe-coding” with a…